| "Still the One" | |
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"Still the One" cover |
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| Song by Orleans from the album Waking and Dreaming | |
| Released | 1976 |
| Genre | Soft rock |
| Label | Asylum Records |
| Writer | Johanna Hall, John Hall |
| Producer | Chuck Plotkin |
"Still the One" is a song written by Johanna Hall and John Hall, and recorded by the soft rock group Orleans on their album Waking and Dreaming, released in 1976, which made it to No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Country singer Bill Anderson recorded and released a successful cover version, peaking at No. 11 on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart in 1977.
The lyrics of the song are of a man describing his feelings for a woman whom he has a long lasting and of course intimate relationship with ("You're still the one, I want to talk to in bed; Still the one that turns my head") and all the reasons why she is "Still the One" for whom he has feelings.
In 1977, ABC television network used the song and the "Still The One" catch phrase when promoting their new line up of prime time shows.
In 2004, the Bush campaign played the song at campaign events until Orleans co-founder (and future Democratic congressman and Bush critic) John Hall commented publicly that the campaign had never received permission to use the song. The campaign later dropped the song from its playlist. Hall expressed similar criticisms when John McCain used the song in his 2008 presidential campaign.[1]
The song was played for senator Ted Kennedy when he made a surprise appearance at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.